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Grand Opening

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Lauren Gray

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Maybe today isn’t really the best time to announce the site… I’m on my second cold of the year (yes, really), am literally leaving for Las Vegas (!!!!) tomorrow, not to mention I’m in the middle of a job hunt. When you consider all things though, there never really is a “good” time, is there? Luckily, I’ve already scheduled a bunch of posts for you – which I hope you’ll find very informative! I really urge you to ask me about the questions you have, too.

While I’m off gallivanting around the city, I have this exciting giveaway planned, to launch the site! Enjoy. <3

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25 responses

  1. Scratch Mommy

    Congrats on your new site! I’m going to dig around now. I look forward to learning some helpful tips. I need knowledge on more coding and better understanding SEO aspects of my blog.

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    1. Lauren Gray

      Worry not, if you want to learn about code I will do my best to teach you as much as possible! Choosing code over plugins can be daunting, but it definitely can speed up your site significantly. SEO will be added to my list of future topics just for you. 🙂

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  2. tanya

    Good love your site Lauren! Hope you feel better!

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  3. Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet

    Congratulations, Lauren! So happy with the work you’ve done for me so far and excited to work with you in the near future for a complete site overhaul!

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  4. Chef Mireille

    this is the 1st time I’m visiting here. I really need this. I am currently on Blogger and have been wanting to switch to wordpress for a very long time, but I’ve been nervous about losing photos, etc. from previous posts. I am not super teccchie. My site is self hosted so I just need the technical aspects of switching to wordpress. Also, some bloggers I know who have switched said they noticed their stats go down when they switch. I would love expert advice and guidance.

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    1. Lauren Gray

      That’s really great feedback Mireille, I’ve heard some nervousness between Blogger and WordPress and learning new systems. I would love to help you make the switch and I’ll look into getting information out in February to assist everyone in being more knowledgable about the changes between the systems and how to cope with them!

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  5. Serahe

    What a fabulous prize! So generous!!

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  6. neenz87

    Thank you for this great giveaway!. I have a free WordPress account. I have been wanting to switch to self hosted WP. I am very much confused as to how to do it. I am afraid of losing my followers and my posts. I don’t even know how to backup everything because it’s not self hosted. Anyways, I would love to know more technical aspects because I don’t have any idea now!

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    1. Lauren Gray

      This is a great question – WordPress can even be confusing for existing WordPress users! 😉 Check back in February for some WordPress migration posts!

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      1. neenz87

        Thank you that’s amazing!. If you could cover how we can migrate carrying our followers and posts with us, that would be great. Also, what kind of domain to buy, which hosting service to use, the difference with WordPress.org etc. i personally want a site with a .com extension not anything else. Anyways, thank you for your reply!. I look forward to your posts!

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        1. Lauren Gray

          Not a problem – I’ve already got some of those posts planned out!

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  7. allcoveredinflour

    I need help on how to put everything together. This is so confusing, I just want to start to blog!!!

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    1. Lauren Gray

      Definitely, other services can be easier to start immediately but WordPress is strong for the long haul. Would an explanation of the different options of the WordPress dashboard be what you’re looking for?

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  8. Sharon G

    add a slideshow

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  9. Heather @ Sugar Dish Me

    I would love to learn more about how to code things (and where to put the code!!!) versus using a zillion plugins. Love the article on FTP. I swear you wrote that one for me! Let me go read it 34 more times.

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    1. Lauren Gray

      Code is my favorite Heather, I’m going to do my best to make everyone feel at least a *little* more comfortable with it! And I’m so so glad you appreciated the FTP article. It’s more for designers than bloggers – bloggers don’t want to have to worry about FTP (and they shouldn’t have to!) but it’s a good reference for those times you need to delve into it just a little (or at least hand it over to a designer so they can do the boring work of worrying about it). 🙂

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  10. Amy @ What Jew Wanna Eat

    I’d like to learn how to make my photos bigger on my site but still look sharp!

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    1. Lauren Gray

      That’s an interesting question Amy – a number of factors could be affecting the quality of your images. I’ll get in contact with you later and see if we can pinpoint what’s going on!

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  11. Avon Catalog Mary Bertsch

    I would like to make my blog look more professional and get more SEO.

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  12. mytaleswithtwo Heather

    SO glad I found your site! My blog is still on blogger but really feeling like it’s time to make the move to wordpress. Can’t wait to read more!

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  13. Lisa Kerr

    There is to much to list, but I have alot of questions!

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  14. Sarah @ Beauty School Dropout

    Right now I would like to figure out how to make my site mobile-friendly but keep a similar appearance to the desktop view.

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    1. Lauren Gray

      Sarah, that’s a pretty common goal right now, especially with so many mobile screen sizes. It’s done with CSS media queries where you change how your elements appear based on a minimum and/or maximum screen resolution. I’ll see if I can fit something more informative into February’s posts. 🙂

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  15. Crystal Green

    I want my header to look professionally done. I also want to learn how to code my social media and advertisements into my header area too.

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  16. Olivia

    I’d like to make my blog look more professional looking with featured posts at the top, a more polished design, and I need to create a grab button.

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